How to Repair a Windows Control Panel
From the Control Panel in Windows, you can tweak and configure a number of applications and options on your computer. You can set up new printers, networks, change the display and theme and set up user accounts, for instance. If your Control Panel starts freezing or acting up on you, it may cause problems for your entire system. Fortunately, you can repair the Control Panel yourself.
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Instructions
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Click the "Start" button, go to "Run" and type "Regedit," followed by "Enter." From here, you can edit and manipulate your entire registry, changing the way programs and processes function.
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Click "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" and scroll through until you get to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer." Click on "Explorer" to open and view its values. Locate the Binary Value keys called "NoControlPanel" and "NoRestriction" and right-click each of them, followed by "Delete."
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Reboot your computer. You now see your Control Panel restored to its original condition.
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Tips & Warnings
Be very careful when editing the registry; you can cause a major system malfunction if you delete or change the wrong entries.
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Okay I struggled with this myself and to be honest I am still not sure were the problem is but this is what I did I took and burned some DVD-data discs to back up files everything I could save and this is what I found along the way after removing files after they were burned and backed-up somewhere along the way I regained control panel WOW was I tickled it was that easy so give it a shot the hole the about a corrupted cpl file I still yet to believe I think it was a download that was corrupted that took hold of the control panel I hope this helps someone more than the confusing fix your cpl file conversations out there.
